renewable energy

09/02/2017

Budapest mulls restricting taxi licences to electric vehicles

Budapest, February 9 (MTI) – The Budapest metropolitan council is mulling dispensing taxi licences to drivers of electric vehicles only, an official said on Thursday at […]
23/12/2016

Sale of subsidised e-cars starts

Budapest, December 23 (MTI) – The government is dedicated to developing e-mobility and nearly 30,000 electric vehicles are planned to be used in Hungary by 2020, […]
13/12/2016

Budapest to set up 250 electronic vehicle charging stations

Budapest, December 13, 2016 (MTI-ECONEWS) – The National Economy Ministry (NGM) and the Budapest Municipal Council on Tuesday signed a cooperation agreement to set up 250 […]
03/11/2016

Hungary environmental conditions improving, says minister

Budapest, November 3 (MTI) – Hungary’s environmental conditions have improved with the help of increased public awareness of environmental issues, Farm Minister Sándor Fazekas told a […]
02/11/2016

Sensitivity to environmental challenges down among Hungarians – survey

Budapest, November 2 (MTI) – The Hungarian population’s interest in global environmental sustainability and their sensitivity to environmental challenges has declined over the last six years, […]
21/10/2016

President Áder vetoes law on windfarms over conflict with renewable energy goals

Budapest, October 21 (MTI) – President János Áder has returned a law tightening conditions for establishing windfarms to parliament, saying that the law is in conflict […]
10/10/2016

China’s BYD will build its first electric bus plant in Hungary

  Budapest, October 10 (MTI) – China’s BYD will build its first electric bus plant in Komárom, in northern Hungary, the foreign minister announced at a […]
09/10/2016

Hungarian government sees no room for wind power in energy mix

Budapest (MTI) – Hungary’s government believes there is no place for wind power in the country’s energy mix, state secretary Nándor Csepreghy said in an interview […]
07/10/2016

Hungary among first EU states to ratify Paris climate pact

Budapest, October 7 (MTI) – Hungary was among the first European Union member states to complete internal ratification of the Paris climate agreement and was among […]
23/09/2016

Wind power utilisation made impossible in Hungary

A new change of law has made the installation of wind turbines basically impossible in Hungary, szeretlekmagyarorszag.hu reports. A series of new regulations now prohibit the installation […]
02/09/2016

New waste collecting ship in service on the Danube

A new, environmentally friendly method of waste collection has been introduced in Budapest in the form of the Tersus waste collecting ship, which is responsible for […]
27/08/2016

Only 2 out of 10 Hungarians actually recycle

80-90% of Hungarians claim that they recycle, but in reality, only 15% of them collect recyclable rubbish separately. It takes 450 years for a plastic bottle […]
21/08/2016

Hungarian-made electric car charging station inaugurated in Budapest

Budapest, August 21 (MTI) – A Hungarian-made electric car charging station was inaugurated in Budapest, on Sunday during the Budapest leg of the 80edays around the […]
15/08/2016

Hungarian government offers EUR 4m grant money for charging stations – UPDATE

Budapest, August 15 (MTI) – The economy ministry will launch a tender on Monday offering 1.25 billion (EUR 4m) forints of non-refundable grants for establishing charging […]
18/07/2016

Dialogue for Hungary protests ‘noisy’ Red Bull event

Budapest, July 18 (MTI) – The Red Bull Air Race, which was held over the River Danube in central Budapest this weekend, produces major noise and […]
18/07/2016

Number of electric vehicles in Hungary climbs over 900

Budapest, July 18 (MTI) – The number of electric vehicles on Hungarian roads has reached 932, business daily Világgazdaság said on Monday. The number is up […]
27/06/2016

Audi to make Hungary electric motor centre

Budapest, June 27 (MTI) – German carmaker Audi plans to make Hungary its electric motor centre, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said in a statement on Monday, […]
24/06/2016

A ‘rubbish’ Guinness World Record attempt in Budapest

(MTI) – The Hungarian environmental organisation IKSZ has created the world’s largest mosaic made of drink cartons, using more than 3,500 milk and juice containers, on June 23 […]
30/04/2016

The renovation of park next to the Danube has begun in Budapest

District Ferencváros offical site writes that the constructions to develop the Nehru Bank, that is the area south to the Whale has started, therefore, hopefully in […]
24/03/2016

Here comes the Podmaniczky Park, Nyugati railway station might be closed for years

Hvg.hu writes that a one and a half kilometre big green area would be constructed until 2022 along the Nyugati railway station, while the station, which […]